Rising costs threaten to scupper 4G Tube rollout plans October 20, 2019 Plans to roll out 4G mobile networks on the London Underground are said to be under threat as operators fret over soaring costs. Transport for London (TfL) has outlined plans to provide 4G access to passengers across the Tube network in 2020 after delaying the process by more than a year. Read more: London Night [...]
Brexit Super Saturday vote live: PM’s deal blocked as Letwin amendment passes October 19, 2019 15:10pm Well that’s it. Super Saturday has descended into…. Soggy, Stupid Saturday. Boris Johnson’s last minute Brexit deal has been blocked, and he says he won’t “negotiate further delay”. Will he send a letter? Who knows. His spokespeople repeatedly refused to answer any questions on the matter. Leader of the House Jacob Rees-Mogg has announced [...]
Police pin man to ground outside parliament as anti-Brexit protests reach Westminster October 19, 2019 Police have dealt with an “incident” outside the Houses of Parliament as a man attempting to gain entry to a prohibited section of the parliamentary estate was taken away by the authorities. As MPs are set to vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons seven members of the City of London [...]
Brexit march: Hundreds of thousands descend on Westminster in People’s Vote protest October 19, 2019 Hundreds of thousands of activists are gathering in central London today to demand a referendum on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. As MPs prepare to vote on the Brexit deal, the People’s Vote march will head to Westminster to demand the public have a final say on Britain’s departure from the EU. The march will begin [...]
Brexit: When will MPs vote on Boris Johnson’s deal? October 19, 2019 Parliament will gather today for its first Saturday sitting in 37 years as MPs meet for a crunch vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal. What time will Parliament sit? The House of Commons will sit at 09:30 BST with the finish time currently unknown. Peers will sit in the House of Lords at 10:00 with [...]
Extinction Rebellion activist dressed as Boris Johnson scales Big Ben scaffolding October 18, 2019 An Extinction Rebellion protester has started free climbing up the scaffolding of Big Ben as the protests draw to a close today. The climber flew two Extinction Rebellion banners from the London landmark “to highlight government inaction on the climate and ecological emergency”. Read more: Extinction Rebellion protesters block Oxford Circus junction The climate change [...]
Extinction Rebellion blocks Oxford Circus before Whitehall march October 18, 2019 Extinction Rebellion protesters have blocked a major junction at Oxford Circus as the group comes to the end of a fortnight of disruption in London. The group set up huge tripods at the junction of Oxford Street and Regent Street as they prepared to disrupt traffic yet again in the capital. Read more: Extinction Rebellion [...]
Tube delays: Jubilee Line disrupted for second day after Extinction Rebellion protest October 18, 2019 Jubilee Line commuters faced a second day of Tube misery in a row as transport bosses warned the service was part suspended with severe delays. Passengers were left without any service between Finchley Road and Waterloo in rush hour due to “the temporary unavailability of trains”. Severe delays plagued the rest of the line. Read [...]
Extinction Rebellion are hurting the climate cause October 18, 2019 The film of the two Extinction Rebellion protesters being pulled off the top of a Tube train in Canning Town on Thursday morning is the moment it all changed. Suddenly, London mayor Sadiq Khan and Labour’s Diane Abbott seemed to be on the wrong side of the argument. In fact, Extinction Rebellion itself seemed on [...]
TfL boss Mike Brown to resign in May October 17, 2019 Transport for London (TfL) boss Mike Brown is set to resign after four years in the post. TfL announced today the transport commissioner will be leaving the job after next year’s mayoral election in May. Read more: Mike Brown hits out at ‘bonkers’ TfL borrowing limits He will then become the first chair for the [...]